Marion Edwin Bailey (1873 - 1940)

Born 8 Dec 1873 in Jasper, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Zoreda Myrtle (Mullihan) Bailey — married 31 Mar 1903 (to 1940) in Collins, Story, Iowa, United States

Died 3 Nov 1940 at age 66 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States

Biography

Marian was born in Iowa in 1873, the son of James Bailey and Lucy Dempsey.

In 1880, the Bailey family lived in Poweshiek, Jasper County, Iowa. The household included James Bailey, 38, born in Indiana, whose parents were born in New York; his wife Lucy, 33, born in Indiana; their children, all born in Iowa, the oldest four in school, William, 13; George, 12; Lucy, 10; Marion, 7; Mira (Miriam), 5; Jesse, 3; and Mart, 1. Also, James’ father, Benjamin Bailey, 78, a widower, born in New York (parents b. NY).^[1]

In 1900, the Baileys lived on their mortgaged farm in Poweshiek Township, Iowa. The family included James Bailey, 58, born in Indiana in March 1842 (parents b. NY), a farmer; his wife of 33 years, Lucy J., 53, b. Indiana in April 1847 (parents b. Ohio), who had had twelve children, ten of whom were living; their children, all b. Iowa, Mary, 21, b. June 1879; Elzaida, 20, b. July 1880; Sarah, 19, b. Dec. 1881; Hattie, 16, b. April 1884; Laura, 12, b. Feb. 1888; and Marion, 27, b. Dec. 1873, a farmer.^[2]

Marion E. Bailey married Myrtle Mullihan about 1903.

In 1910, the Baileys lived on their mortgaged farm in Poweshiek, Iowa. All members of the household were born in Iowa. The household included Marion E. Bailey, 36, whose parents were born in Indiana, a farmer; his wife of seven years (1st marriage for both), Myrtle, 33 (parents b. PA), who had had two children, one of whom was living; and their daughter, Irene, 5.^[3]

M.E. Bailey, 30, and Myrtle Mullihan, 27, were married on 31 March 1903 in Collins, Story, Iowa. Myrtle was the daughter of J.P Mullihan and Adaline F. Snyder. M.E. Bailey was the son of J.E. Bailey and Lucy Jane Dempsey.^[4]

In 1915, Marion E. Bailey (and family) lived in Poweshiek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, post office Farrar, Polk, Iowa. Marion, 41, was born in Iowa, as were his parents. He was a farmer, who owned his property, valued at $12000, without a mortgage. He had 12 years of school, and earned $1000 in the previous year.^[5]

In 1918, Marion E. and Myrtle Bailey lived in Mingo, Jasper, Iowa when Marion registered for the WWI Draft on 12 September 1918 in Jasper County, Iowa. He was 44, born 8 December 1873, and he was a farmer. He was tall and slender, with brown eyes and dark hair.^[6]

In 1940, they lived on their rented farm in Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa. Marion E. Bailey, 66, was a farmer, who also had an outside income. His wife Myrtle was 63. They both had completed the eighth grade.^[7]

Marion Edwin Bailey, 66, a farmer, died of congestive heart failure after a 21 day stay at Skiff Hospital, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, on 3 November 1940. He was born on 8 December 1873, the son of James E. and Lucy Jane Bailey (both born in Indiana. Marion had lived his entire life in Farrar, Polk, Iowa. Marion’s wife Myrtle, 63, was the informant to his death. ^[8]

Marion E. Bailey is buried with his wife at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin Township, Iowa.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 US Census, Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2L-N54)
2. ↑ 1900 US Census, Poweshiek Township, Jasper, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M929-M9D)
3. ↑ 1910 US Census, Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMH-CT4)
4. ↑ Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4Q-9ZD)
5. ↑ 1915 US Census, Iowa State Census, 1915, Farrar, Polk, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-KMHR)
6. ↑ US WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2D-X2J?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=K87B-JFS)
7. ↑ 1940 US Census, Poweshiek Township, Jasper, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYD-S1V?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=K87B-JFS)
8. ↑ Iowa Death Records, 1904-1951 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-LVFC)
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #110024811